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cornhusker

cornhusker

9.1
A person who removes the outer leaves from ears of corn
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔrnˌhʌskər/
  • US
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  • As a skilled cornhusker, she could strip hundreds of ears each day.

Examples

  • During harvest season, the cornhusker worked long hours in the field.

  • Machines have replaced the traditional role of the cornhusker in many modern farms.

  • The cornhusker worked diligently in the fields.

  • Many cornhuskers gathered for the harvest festival.

  • During harvest season, the cornhusker worked long hours to remove the husks from the corn.

  • As a skilled cornhusker, he efficiently husked corn for the local market.

  • Machines have replaced many jobs, but the work of a cornhusker is still valued for its precision.

Synonyms

shucker
vscornhusker
1 6.5

A person or tool that removes shells from oysters and husks from corn

means a person who removes husks from ears of corn

Compounds

Cornhusker State
  • US
6.0

A nickname for Nebraska, the US state known for corn farming

Surface Forms

cornhusker singular
cornhuskers plural

Morphology

cornhusker = cornhusk (transparent) = corn + husk + er

The agent noun is formed regularly from the verb 'cornhusk' with '-er', and the meaning follows directly from the component parts.

Etymology

The word cornhusker is built from corn, husk, and -er, where a husk is the 'outer covering' of an ear of corn and -er means 'one who' (as in baker). So a cornhusker is 'one who removes the husk' — picture someone pulling the dry leaves off each ear during harvest.